Diatithēmi διατίθημι

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Diatithēmi
διατίθημι
Transliterationdiatithēmi
Strong's numberG1303
LanguageGreek
Part of speechverb
Glossto make a covenant
Occurrences7 in 6 verses
Most frequent inHebrews (4)

Diatithēmi (Greek διατίθημι, Strong's G1303) is a Greek verb meaning “to make a covenant”. It occurs 7 times in 6 verses of the New Testament.

Definition

δια-τίθημι
[in LXX chiefly for כָּרַת, frequently δ. διαθήκην (כָּרַת) ;]
to place separately, arrange, dispose. Mid, only in NT;
1. (a) in general, to dispose of; with dative of person(s), to assign to one, Luk.22:29;
(b) to dispose of by a will, make a testament (in cl., δ. διαθήκην also in this sense): Heb.9:16-17 (but cf. R, mg., and see: διαθήκη).
2. δ. διαθήκην, to make a covenant (Aristoph.): with dative of person(s), Heb.8:10 (LXX); before πρ, with accusative of person(s), Act.3:25, Heb.10:16" (LXX) (cf. ἀντι-διατίθημι).†
(AS)

From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.

Translated as

KJVmake (2), testator (2), appoint (1), hath appointed (1), made (1)
BSBmade (3), i will make (2), bestow (1), has bestowed (1)

Verses

Every verse with Diatithēmi, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).

Luke

Acts

Hebrews

Notes

  1. Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
  2. English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).
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